I'm a senior marketing executive but I may need to take a director level role due to health reasons. How can I get interviewed for this level of position without being told I'm overqualified or having to reveal my health issues? I have struggled with interviewing lately because…

How to resign from a position due to stress causing health issues? I originally said I would stay another 4 years (already been there 2) but since saying that they have been putting more responsibility and stressful things on me that I cannot deal with (I work in Oklahoma so I…

I applied for a position a few months ago. The recruiter is now emailing potential candidates and asking if I am still interested. I am! What is the best way to reply so I can express my enthusiasm but not look too anxious?

I am working on our Paid Parental leave policy right now. We were thinking 12 weeks as the leave, but wanted to see what others offer to compare. If you can lmk what you offer your employees or what your company offers, that would be great! We don't want to go overboard but also…

I work at a small law firm and the staff has been dressing very unprofessionally while at the office. It's gotten to the point where some clients are visibly uncomfortable with the staff's attire. My firm has allocated me to prepare an email to send to staff, advising them of our…

I declined to move forward in the interview process after a few meetings and sent an email thanking the team but explained the reason for my decision. HR contacted me on Wednesday stating that the company wants to meet with me next week. I don't understand why this is necessary.…

How did you make the decision to go back to graduate school? I am considering a masters degree in fine art or fine art education.

Women who don't support women 6 months ago I was laid off -- due to financial issues --from my management role at a startup I helped launch. A new, [female] CEO was hired last spring and I spent 2 months taking lots of time to help her get her up-to-speed. Once she got a closer…

How would YOU handle this? I work in the accounting department of a large corporation. In my role, I enter all of the Purchase Orders into SAP from the management team. One particular manager makes consistent errors on her paperwork, causing me to have to go back to her for…

Made a difficult decision tonight not to move forward in an interview process. From the first interview, I thought it was my dream job and I could envision myself working there. As the interviews continued, I felt the shift becoming more sales driven. I've worked in sales…

I was out of work force for almost 10 years caring for elderly family member until her passing, but did work remotely as pet sitter which has ZERO to do with anything I did before. I was Operations, HR, Manager, Project Manager, did a lot with creating systems and improving…

for the last 15 years i have been a technical designer for the clothing industry and i want to break into the project management space. i've managed small project through out my career but now i want to do that full time. im having such a hard time with transitioning (im thinking…

Is checking social media still a thing? Working on some hiring and wondering about people's opinions on whether checking social media accounts for candidates is appropriate. Thoughts?

POLL: Include Product Management? Should we change this group to include product management? Although it's a different role, there is an overlap of skills. And it might be useful to discuss the differences? Or does it make the group to broad and add to the confusion some people…

I was 'recruited' into my position from my former director almost a year ago. I report to a different manager than before, so she is just getting to know me and my strengths. I recently headed up a successful project that caught the attention of a lot of higher-ups. And even more…

After ten years of service-related work (retail, some teaching, waitressing, etc, museum maintenance) I am not sure what to do. I am interested in working in academia, but I am also interested in writing and blogging.

My office manager is retiring the end of the year. There are 6 of us in the office the hiring manager has indicated that if I apply I will get the job. Problem is I don't want it. Should I go ahead and tell him that in no uncertain terms or wait until he doesn't see my name on…

I am looking for product manager roles around the New York area, or remote. I have more than 7 years of tech experience with 2 years in product and 5 years in software engineering and love to work with new challenges everyday!

What’s the etiquette for random recruiting? I get contacted by 6-8 recruiters every day. More on Mondays. I’m not looking for a job and have closed all my accounts on job boards. 75% of these jobs are relevant to my skills. When you receive a job description that is just totally…

Seeking device about temporary employment. I was hired as a long contract / temp. Now that I have committed this time, learned quite a bit in this pretty good learning curve position, I don’t want to get my hopes up for a perm position but I have been told ‘waiting on HR & end of…